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U.S. Appeals Court upholds New England Patriots QB Tom Brady's four-game suspension

Just when you thought it was over, it comes back stronger than ever.

After U.S. District Judge Richard Berman ruled back in September 2015 that Patriots QB Tom Brady would not have to serve his four-game suspension for the infamous DeflateGate scandal, a federal appeals court has decided to overturn that ruling and give the victory to the NFL in its battle against the Players Association.

"We hold that the Commissioner properly exercised his broad discretion under the collective bargaining agreement and that his procedural rulings were properly grounded in that agreement and did not deprive Brady of fundamental fairness," the 2nd U.